Hand bag



June 13, 1933. w. c. HIERING HAND BAG Filed June 18, 1932 TTORNEY WTLLIAMc, HTERINe,oE NEWARK, NEW

PANY, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY,

. sewed` to the Heretofore,I I 4have ,tached tothe longitudinal" by which bag covering c ta'ched thereto 45" Patented June 13, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT orFlcE JERSEY, ASSIGNOR '11"0` J. E. MERGOTT COM;

AcoRroRA'rIoN or DELAWARE `HAND BAG l i kApplication 1 ed .Tune 18,

This invention relates to handbags, and more particularly to handbag frames and means for attaching` covering material to such frames. p y c f llandbags"` are extensively manufactured with metal "frames to which the covering material, such as leather or cloth is attached. In many instances thefcover-ing material is c c c frame, but in order to facilitate the inanufacture`- and improvethe appearance ofbags, it is` desirable to attach the covering material to the frame bymeans other than sewing.` c i provided a handbag frame of channel shape forreceiving` and securely holding a metal insert,` preferably of channelshapepto which bag covering ma-` terial is attached by means other than sewt ing. While such a method has proven desir- 20' able and satisfactory,` it has been found Lthat from a manufacturing standpoint, considerable time is consumed in preventing bunchf ing of the bag material at corners, and that the process of" attaching covering material to a frame may be simplified by my 1nvention as herein* described, "and at the same time presenta finished bag having a neater Aouter'appearance than has heretofore been -possible withl frame structures commonly *3o* used. c c N i It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a channelled frame for handbags, the frame being of substantially U-shape permanently attached to its legs inserts opening inwardlyhtowards eachother, the covering material being clamped between the channelled inserts after it has been atportion of the U-shaped frame member.V y

A further object is `the provisionof a frame member for handbags having means material may be atwithout causing bunching at the corners, and at the same time present a 1932, Serial No. 617,981.

`finished bag having a neat` outer appearance.V

These and other advantageous objects whichwill later appear, are accomplished by the simple and practical construction and i arrangement of `parts hereinafter described 50 and exhibited in the accompanying draw` ing, forming part hereof, and in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view, partially in section, iof a handbag embodying my invention, V 55 lFig. 2is an exploded view of the frame member, i c y Fig. 3 isa sectional view, taken in perspective on line 3-3 of Fig.` 1, Y

Fig. 4 is a sectionalview of a modified 60 form, and y f Y Fig.- 5 is another ,modification eferring to the drawing, my improved bag frame is shown to include two similar, hingedly connected frameqmembersl `and,65 2, each member being made from a suitable blank of material bent to present, in cross section, an outwardly disposed channel, comprising a relatively long inner side wall 15 provided with top and bottom` flanges` 0 14 and 16 directed outwardly at right angles thereto, the bottom `flange 16 being provided with a plurality of spaced tangs` 18, having apertures 19 to enable the tangs to be readily bent upwardly, parallel with the inner side wall 15, for a purpose to be presently explained.

The frame has generally the shape of an inverted lU, that is, a main longitudinal sectIion A, with right angularly directed legs 'Ineach leg B of the frame member, there is positioned a channelled insert opening inwardly, (see Fig. 2). The tangs are bent c' parallel with the inner side wall l5 to grip 85 the lower wall 22 of the inserts to securely hold them in place.

The lower Walls 22 of the` channelled inserts in the legs B, are provided with a 9 pair of spaced protuberances 31 which co- -the longitudinal section A of the frame operate with the tangs 18 on the legs to position the channelled inserts definitely in the legs B of the frame member, so that an extension 32 on the upper wall 23 will lie in the main longitudinal section A, in line with the channelled insert 21.

In the preferred form of my invention, the bag covering material 20, which may be leather, cloth or the like, is laid out in a flat position, and the longitudinal edge thereof is inserted in a channelled insert 21, the latter being then crimped to securely hold the covering material therein. The channelled insert 21, with the bag covering material secured thereto, is then inserted in the mainsection A, of the iframe member, between the top and bottom flanges 14 and 16, and the perforated tangs 18 are then bent upwardly to hold the insert the frame member as shown in Fig. 8, with the channel opening outwardly. It is to be understood that the structure of both frame members 1 and 2 is the same.

After the channelled insert 21, with the covering material 20, has been secured to member, the side edges of the covering material are inserted in the channelled inserts in the legs B, after which the upper walls 23 or the inserts are pressed down to clamp the covering material between walls 22 and 23 of the inserts.

By means of the structure above described, covering material can be readily attached to the frame member, and there is no bunching of the material at the corners.

After the material is attached to the frame members as above described., it 1s folded to present a bag having the neat appearance,

as shown in Fig. 1; it being noted that the 'folded material effectively conceals the inserts in the legs B, of the trame members.-

In a slightly modified form of the inven tion, (see Fig. 4), the channelled insert 21 may be provided with slots 30, through which are passed the tangs 18 on the section A of the frame member. The tangs are then bent upwardly to securely hold the insert 21 in the frame member.

In Fig. 5 is shown a modiied form in which the insert 40 inthe longitudinal section, and the inserts 4l in the legs, have their adjacent ends mitered, this form also enabling bag covering material to be neatly secured to the frame members without bunching at the corners.

'Ihe foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive and illustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative ot the invention,

vof which obviously an embodiment may be constructed including many modilications without departing from the general scope herein indicated and denoted in the appended claims.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what larly directed legs to presenti substantially ythe shape of an inverted U, the channel of the frame member opening outwardly and laterally relative to the bag, inwardly opening channelled inserts positioned in the legs of the frame member, means on the :trame member to engage the lower'wallsv o said inserts tol hold them securely in position, an outwardly opening channelled insert positioned in the main section of the trame, and means on the frame to clamp the last mentioned insert in position.

3. In a handbag, a channelled frame member having a main section and right angularly directed legs to present substantially the shape of an inverted U, the channel of the frame member opening outwardly and laterally relative to the bag, a channelled insert having covering material clamped therein, said insert being vpositioned in the longitudinal main section of the Jframe member and opening'outwardly, means on the frame member to securely hold the insert in position, inwardly opening channelled inserts positioned in the legs of the frame member, and means on the trame member engaging the lower walls of said inwardly opening inserts to hold them securely in position, the upper walls of said inserts being adapted to be pressed downwardly to tightly grip the side edges of the covering material.

4. In a handbag, a channelled trame member having a main section and right angularly directed legs tol present substantially the shape of an inverted U, the chan-l nel of the iframe member opening outwardly and laterally relative tothe bag, a channelled insert havingY covering material clamped therein, said insert being positioned in the longitudinal main section of the frame member and opening outwardly, means on the frame member to securely hold the insert in position, inwardly opening channelled insert positioned in the legs of the frame member, the upper walls of said inserts being adapted to be pressed downwardly to tightly grip the side edges of the covering material.

5. In a handbag, a frame member having a longitudinal main section and channelled, right angularly directed legs to, present sub-v stantially the shape of an inverted U, the channels of the legs opening outwardly and n laterally relative` to thebag, meansfor securing the bag covering material to thelongitudlnal, main section of the frame member, and inwardly opening channelled inserts positioned in the legs of the frame member, the upper fwalls of said inserts being adapted to be pressed downwardly to tiglitly grip the `side edges of the covering material. Y

p ThisV specification signed `this 14th day of June, 1932.` p l n WILLIAM C. I-IIERING.` 

